"Letter To Me"
If I could write a letter to me
And send it back in time to myself at 17
First I'd prove it's me by saying look under your bed
There's a Skoal can and a Playboy no one else would know you hid
And then I'd say I know its tough
When you break up after seven months
And yeah I know you really liked her and it just don't seem fair
All I can say is pain like that is fast and it's rare
[1st Chorus]
And oh you got so much going for you going right
But I know at 17 it's hard to see past Friday night
She wasn't right for you
And still you feel like there's a knife sticking out of your back
And you're wondering if you'll survive
You'll make it through this and you'll see
You're still around to write this letter to me
At the stop sign at Tomlinson and Eighth
Always stop completely don't just tap your brakes
And when you get a date with Bridgett make sure the tank is full
On second thought forget it that one turns out kinda cool
Each and every time you have a fight
Just assume you're wrong and daddy is right
And you should really thank Mrs. Bringman
She spend so much extra time
It's like she sees the diamond underneath
And she's polishing you 'til you shine
[2nd Chorus]
And oh you got so much going for you going right
But I know at 17 it's hard to see past Friday night
Tonight's the bonfire rally
But you're staying home instead because if you fail Algebra
Mom and dad will kill you dead
Trust me you'll squeak by and get a C
And you're still around to write this letter to me
You've got so much up ahead
You'll make new friends
You should see your kids and wife
And I'd end up saying have no fear
These are nowhere near the best years of your life
I guess I'll see you in the mirror
When you're a grown man
P.S. "go hug Aunt Rita every chance you can"
[3rd Chorus]
And oh you got so much going for you going right
But I know at 17 it's hard to see past Friday night
I wish you'd study Spanish
I wish you'd take a typing class
I wish you wouldn't worry, let it be
I'd say have a little faith and you'll see
If I could write a letter to me
To me
By Brad paisley
wakingharmony posted on Mar 23, 2008
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Battycat said on Mar 23, 2008....
I think we could all do with writing letters to our 17 year old selves, the trouble is we wouldn't believe it :-) -
skald said on Mar 23, 2008....
If I could write a letter to my self when I was 17 I would say that I did not have to be heartbroken over the boy I was and I could have told me many things but I had to learn them by experience. Luv -
wakingharmony said on Mar 23, 2008....
If 17 year olds would really stop and listen to this song I think they might take a breathe! -
lfbno7 said on Mar 24, 2008....
If I could write a letter to me at age 17 I'd say .... Dear me, do not get married when you are 20 or any time soon after that either. Stay independent. And become a friggin pharmacist or something. Don't just go through college to get a diploma. Have a destination, get yourself into something. Be rich and single. And buy up every baseball card you can get your hands on, the more expensive the better, because they are going to be worth a lot. And I know the New York Mets suck, but bet every penny you can get your hands on, that they will win the World Series in 1969, because they will probably be a 100-1 longshot. -
bluegum said on Mar 24, 2008....
waking when i was 17i was bullet proof and i was going to be a millionaire at 30.well i met a girl 5 months older then me and she has been my only love for 43 years ,i never become a millionaire instead i became a husband,father,grandfather and never have i regretted looking across the dance floor that saturday night ,i have asked god to let me live my life again with kinross .blue. -
diabolicdame said on Mar 24, 2008....
Its an interesting post with an interesting topic.. If I could send a letter to myself at 17 I would tell myself to not join that college I was going to and join the other one instead.. because one year later I would have to shift to other one anyway because I'll fall in love with one of their courses.. So yea.. thats what I would tell myself.. -
quietone said on Mar 24, 2008....
you are so right, I know for a fact I would not have listened to a word I wrote myself. I think sometimes life just has to throw us some tough lessons to get us to where we need to be. -
InsighedOut said on Mar 24, 2008....
I used to pretend in my head that I could go back in time and talk to The Me of Then and tell me not to worry. And who's to say that just because it's in my head, it's not real. Just close your eyes and take yourself back. It's very healing. -
wakingharmony said on Mar 24, 2008....
lfbno7~ Would you really want to give up those moments of Caryn tapping on your arm and playing drums... your special moments at the movies?
Blue~That is so sweet.... I know what you mean I don't regret my life and it was one crazy life!
diabolic~Do you think you would have still had the same connections that led you into falling in love with that course?
Quiet~ I think if we just could say for the purpose of saying "Hey you made it this far... enjoy life take your time...your still going to do the same.....just hey enjoy the good times too we dwell on the ugly & hurt, it seems to take so much time..... just to say it will hurt but know there is a plan for you.
InsighedOut~I know what you mean~ I have strive to get this message to my children and hopefully with my grandchild~ I think this song might just work for some~~ hehe nah... probably not j/k
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diabolicdame said on Mar 24, 2008....
Umm.. I dont know.. Thats an interesting question. Actually there is one good thing I got out of it which was knowing what I don't want out of life. I guess that was something in itself. Otherwise I would have always wondered. And actually it was because I felt so stuck and uninterested in that course that I realised the importance of doing something you truly like. Ok scrap that letter before it reaches me at 17!! -
wakingharmony said on Mar 24, 2008....
diabolic~see.... maybe you would say hey hang in there the best is yet to come! -
lfbno7 said on Mar 24, 2008....
Yes, all things considered, with all the betrayals, my life taken as a whole, I'd most definitely NOT get married to Shelley, no question about it. That's the simple truth. For anyone who would "do it all over again", well, maybe you got it right the first time. I didn't. I wouldn't repeat the mistakes I made for anything. I would completely rewrite the script, regarding marriage and profession, cause I screwed up both big time. -
wakingharmony said on Mar 25, 2008....
lfbno7~ ;-( then I would have never met you, that feels a little sad .... -
wakingharmony said on Mar 27, 2008....
OK Alot sad!! -
lfbno7 said on Mar 27, 2008....
Well ya didn't meet me yet anyway. Maybe we'd meet on the internet. -
miss*shell said on Nov 30, 2008....
funny the boyfriend i had at 17 is now my husband and we have 5 children but we are so NOT the same people we were back then.........i do not belive you have to rewrite the whole book.......to get the ending you want.......i wouldnt be who i am today without all the trials in my life to learn from...........i belive everything happens for a reason (good and bad) and i trust in my God that he knows what He is doing::)
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